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terracing

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006304

In agronomic practice, the construction of ridges of earth built across a slope with a flat or graded channel to stop soil erosion and control the runoff of water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006304
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFarms, Agricultural Production Systems
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosoil management; agricultural conservation practice; terraces
TranslationsSpanish: cultivo en terrazas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006304",
  "term": "terracing",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "In agronomic practice, the construction of ridges of earth built across a slope with a flat or graded channel to stop soil erosion and control the runoff of water.",
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "soil management",
    "agricultural conservation practice",
    "terraces"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cultivo en terrazas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/terracing/"
}

Record 6,304 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.